Mayaro–Rio Claro

Mayaro–Rio Claro is a region of Trinidad. The local government body is Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation, a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago. The region has a land area of 852.81 km² (329.27 sq mi). The Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation is headquartered in Rio Claro. Other towns include Mayaro.

Mayaro–Rio Claro MRCRC
Region
Region of Mayaro–Rio Claro
Logo of the Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation.
Location of Mayaro-Rio Claro in Trinidad
Coordinates: 10°17′52.4″N 61°0′24.1″W
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Counties	Mayaro and Nariva
Coastline	Atlantic Ocean
Founded	1990
Capital	Mayaro
Area
• Total	814 km^2 (314 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,650
• Density	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	-4
Area code(s)	+1 (868) 630, 644
ISO 3166 code	TT-MRC
Website	mayarorioclaro.com

The region possesses many beach front properties and Trinidad's largest reservoir of natural gas and crude oil along its eastern coast. It includes the Ortoire Block, an 184-square-kilometre (71 sq mi) resource exploration area where Trinidad's largest onshore natural gas discovery was found in the Ortoire syncline.[1]

Mayaro–Rio Claro Regional Corporation

The Corporation's area of responsibility comprises 39 discrete communities. It has the second largest landmass of any Regional Corporation in Trinidad. The Regional Corporation is governed by the Municipal Corporation's Act No. 21 of 1990 and is one of fourteen such bodies under the Ministry of Local Government. Two of the 41 Trinidadian electoral districts are located in Mayaro–Rio Claro: Mayaro and Moruga/Tableland.

References

1. Moonan, Xavier (August 2020). "Record-Breaking Gas Discoveries in the Ortoire Syncline". aapg.org. Retrieved December 17, 2020.

Sources

• Local Government Corporations, from Nalis, the National Library and Information Service of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Mayaro Rio Claro Corporation Website, from Mayaro Rio Claro Corporation Information Services